>> THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS CAUSING ONE FAMILY TO SAY GOODBYE TO A LOVED ONE. WE LOOK AT HOW THE FAMIL IS TRYING TO MAKE THE LAST DAYS OF HIS LIFE MEMORABLE. >> ONE BY ONE, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS STOP BY TO GIVE FRED BURNS A LITTLE COMFORT. >> YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE HAS A GOOD SENDOFF. >> DURING THIS TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, HIS FAMILY WAS LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS. >> ALL THE LEAVE THE -- ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO NURSING HOME WINDOWS AND HOSPITAL WINDOWS. WHY CAN’T PEOPLE COME UP TO THE WINDOW AND SAY GOODBYE. >> AT THE AGE OF 83, FRED HAS DAYS OR WEEKS LEFT IN HIS FIGHT AGAINST CANCER. THESE WELL-WISHERS GO A LONG WAY. >> HE IS AWARE, HE CAN SEE OUT THE WINDOW AND HE WAVES AND SPEAKS. >> UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE ALL DEAL WITH A DEADLY VIRUS THIS HAS BECOME THE NEW NORMAL. >> THEY CANNOT GO INSIDE AND SEE HIM AND SAY THEY HAVE HAD A GREAT LIFETIME W

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing a family in Pennsylvania to say goodbye to a loved one battling cancer from a distance.WGAL spoke with the family and learned more about how the family is trying to make the last days of Fred Burns' life memorable. One-by-one, friends, family members and neighbors have stopped by the York family’s home to give Fred Burns a little bit of comfort, but they are doing so in a unique way.During these times of social distancing, they have arranged for the farewells to be given through their living room window. Burns’ partner of 27 years, Nadine Siar, says his daughter, Melissa Loiselle, told her that she came up with the idea after seeing people going up to nursing home and hospital windows to visit loved ones and thought, "Why can't we do something like that?""Why can't people come up to the window and say goodbye?” Loiselle explained. "He would do anything for anybody. I just want to make sure he has a good send off."Loiselle said, "He would do anything for anybody. I just want to make sure he has a good send off."Siar says visitors cannot go inside but they can see him and they can share the great memories they’ve had and how they loved him.Burns, 83, has days, maybe weeks left in his fight against cancer, so these well wishes from friends go a long way.“Fred is aware," his family said. He can see out the window. He waves and he does speak. It's slow but he does speak.”

YORK, Pa. —

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing a family in Pennsylvania to say goodbye to a loved one battling cancer from a distance.

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WGAL spoke with the family and learned more about how the family is trying to make the last days of Fred Burns' life memorable.

One-by-one, friends, family members and neighbors have stopped by the York family’s home to give Fred Burns a little bit of comfort, but they are doing so in a unique way.

During these times of social distancing, they have arranged for the farewells to be given through their living room window.

Burns’ partner of 27 years, Nadine Siar, says his daughter, Melissa Loiselle, told her that she came up with the idea after seeing people going up to nursing home and hospital windows to visit loved ones and thought, "Why can't we do something like that?"

"Why can't people come up to the window and say goodbye?” Loiselle explained. "He would do anything for anybody. I just want to make sure he has a good send off."

Loiselle said, "He would do anything for anybody. I just want to make sure he has a good send off."

Siar says visitors cannot go inside but they can see him and they can share the great memories they’ve had and how they loved him.

Burns, 83, has days, maybe weeks left in his fight against cancer, so these well wishes from friends go a long way.

“Fred is aware," his family said. He can see out the window. He waves and he does speak. It's slow but he does speak.”